Sensorineural Sensorineural

Hearing Loss

Sensorineural hearing

loss is due to damage, loss is due to damage,

disorder, or dysfunction

of the sensory organ of

the inner ear and/or

the hearing nerve.

Damage to the inner

ear may be due to the

natural aging process, natural aging process,

ototoxic medication

use, excessive noise

exposure, birth defects,

diseases, and inherited

disorders.

This type of loss is characteristic of

complaints of “hearing, but not

understanding”, feeling as though others understanding”, feeling as though others

mumble or speak too quickly, having

great difficulty with children and

women’s voices, and perhaps most

commonly, having excessive difficulty

listening in noisy backgrounds.

Many are frustrated

by the hearing loss, by the hearing loss,

and may not

recognize they even

have a hearing

impairment at first.

Typically sensorineural

loss is not reversible or

pharmaceutically pharmaceutically

treatable. In order to

improve the loudness

and clarity of sound,

hearing aids are often

the choice treatment.

With today’s advanced

digital hearing aid digital hearing aid

technology, amplification

can be finely tuned and

programmed to the

individual’s specific

needs.

While sensorineural

hearing loss cannot be hearing loss cannot be

restored to normal

hearing, your hearing

healthcare professional

can help you improve

your daily hearing life!!!